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Check back often for the latest Kelowna Branch news! We post updates on volunteer orientations, fundraising events and much more!
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March 15, 2010
Why do chickens dust bathe? Why did animal welfare researchers take overhead photographs of egg laying hens in barns? If you can't answer these questions, you need some FarmSense! |
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March 5, 2010
B.C. hotel chain Accent Inns has entered into a partnership with the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help animals in need. |
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March 2, 2010
Grizzly bears are an iconic animal in British Columbia and B.C. residents take pride in the fact that our province is host to some of the bears’ last remaining territory in the world. |
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March 1, 2010
Between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2009, Wild ARC, the society’s wild animal rehabilitation centre on Vancouver Island, hosted Wildlife In Focus, a unique annual wildlife photography contest showcasing the community’s best shutterbugs. |
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February 18, 2010
Since our alert about foie gras last month, we've heard from people across B.C. who were disappointed to see foie gras on the menu of their favourite restaurant. |
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February 5, 2010
Please note: The Kelowna shelter will be opening at 2 p.m. on Thursday due to a staff training session that day. |
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February 1, 2010
If you are an animal lover, you won't want to miss an inspiring film about a woman who has revolutionized the way we think about animal behaviour and emotions, set to air next week. |
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January 28, 2010
For just a loonie, you can change the life of a homeless animal. The BC SPCA is launching a month-long, provincewide “Loonies for Love” campaign Feb. 1 to help homeless and neglected animals in local communities. |
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January 28, 2010
The Kelowna branch of the BCSPCA regularely has rabbits, hamsters, degus and guinea pigs available for adoption. |
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January 15, 2010
The Year of the Tiger is just around the corner, and the BC SPCA invites animal lovers across the province to celebrate the year by adopting a feisty feline from their local animal shelter. |
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January 13, 2010
The search continues for those responsible in the shooting deaths of three trumpeter swans last November.
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January 5, 2010
This holiday season, the BC SPCA celebrated gifts totaling $40,000 received from Bosley's Pet Food Plus and its customers. |
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December 11, 2009
Pop star Kelly Clarkson and a Burnaby guitar company are music to the ears of B.C.'s homeless animals. |
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December 10, 2009
‘Tis the season of giving! BC SPCA branches around the province welcome donations of pet supplies and materials. |
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December 1, 2009
If you want to be the wind beneath someone’s wings this winter, how about feeding the wild birds? |
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November 30, 2009
The BC SPCA is offering animal lovers a way to stay “pawsitive” about the holiday shopping season this year. |
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November 12, 2009
The BC SPCA reminds members of the public that the permitting phase of the provincial government's new regulations governing the keeping of exotic wild animals is now in effect. |
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November 12, 2009
Thanks to the support of 75,000 Canadians, the House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion to support the development of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW). |
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November 2, 2009
On November 2, 2009 the BC SPCA relaunched spca.bc.ca with a fresh new look and tonnes of new features! |
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November 1, 2009
Why go big when you can go green? And be cost-effective! Our popular BC SPCA 2010 Animal Lovers' Calendar has a brand new look and a convenient datebook size. |
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October 23, 2009
The BC SPCA has launched a provincewide education campaign to raise awareness about the plight of chained, backyard dogs. |
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September 25, 2009
Meet our overnight celebrity Ginger, the pit bull and discover how her rise to fame started with a hilarious Adopt-a-Pet segment on GlobalTV. Soon after, you could find her on CNN.com, Inside Edition and spreading throughout the world wide web. |
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September 22, 2009
The society's signature event, the Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause, exceeded its goal of $950,000 and raised more than $1 million this year, thanks to the outstanding efforts of sponsors, donors, staff, volunteers and participants. |
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August 11, 2009
Although the urgent threat of many of the Interior fires has abated, the BC SPCA continues to monitor and rescue animals from behind fire evacuation lines and to provide temporary care for the pets of displaced families. |
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July 27, 2009
The total number of animals rescued by BC SPCA officers or surrendered to the SPCA for temporary boarding during the Interior wildfires has now reached 695 |
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July 24, 2009
With another scorcher predicted in most parts of the province this weekend, the BC SPCA is offering tips on how to keep pets safe and cool. The first and most obvious recommendation is not to leave your pet in the car. |
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July 24, 2009
The BC SPCA's Vernon & District Branch is asking for assistance - and offering it - as the Terrace Mountain fire forces the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes. |
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July 23, 2009
The total number of animals rescued by BC SPCA officers or surrendered to the Kelowna SPCA for temporary boarding has now reached 569. |
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July 22, 2009
The total number of animals rescued by BC SPCA officers or surrendered to the Kelowna SPCA for temporary boarding has now reached 536. |
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July 21, 2009
The BC SPCA rescued 112 animals from the wildfires burning in West Kelowna yesterday (July 20), bringing the total of animals cared for by the BC SPCA during the fires to more than 400. |
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July 20, 2009
The BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is seeking the public's help to provide care for nearly 300 animals rescued from the wildfires burning in West Kelowna. The fires have forced more than 11,000 residents from their homes. |
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July 16, 2009
BC SPCA special constables have seized 26 Great Danes and six cats from a property south of Kamloops. |
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June 24, 2009
The BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is mourning the loss of one of their own following a motor vehicle accident in Williams Lake on June 23. |
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June 4, 2009
The Great BC SPCA Adoption Challenge is back! |
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June 4, 2009
There were 1,633 winners in the Great BC SPCA Adoption Challenge in May.
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June 1, 2009
Two- and four-legged animal lovers were honoured by the BC SPCA in Vancouver Friday night. |
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May 6, 2009
The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, B.C.'s largest non-profit animal welfare society, has entered into a two-year partnership with Hill's Pet Nutrition Canada Inc. |
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April 30, 2009
The BC SPCA's branches, shelters and community animal centres across the province are competing in the second annual Great BC SPCA Adoption Challenge to find new, loving homes for as many animals as possible between May 1 and 31. |
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